Back to School Cursive writing in American schools: Here's where this 'dying art' is still taught and why it matters There are 21 US states that currently have cursive in their curricula ...

Darius Riley displays the concentration of a tightrope walker as he fastens his eyes on the lined paper in front of him and grips his No. 2 yellow pencil down to its point to make his most perfect … ...

The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips. A new law will require all California ...

In addition, cursive writing has been shown to improve left-right brain synergy and even promote the brain’s language and memory functions. On a practical level, it’s faster, allowing cursive ...

Cursive writing may not have the power of prayer, sex education or evolution to create controversy for a school system, but the subject does stir heated argument.

Cursive writing was so yesterday in California, ... began fading from classrooms after California and 40 other states adopted the 2010 Common Core State Standards for English and math, ...

California elementary and middle school students could soon see a renewed commitment to teaching cursive writing in their English and language arts classes. Assembly Bill 446 would require cursive ...

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) will begin cursive handwriting instruction for students in grades 3-5 this upcoming fall. To align with Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards, ...

For the first time, Kentucky students would be required to learn cursive writing, in a revision of academic standards released Monday by Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt for public review.

A House committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would require cursive writing to be taught in all elementary schools. Rep. Kim Hendren, R-Gravette, sponsored House Bill 1044 after realizing his ...

To align with Georgia’s K-12 English Language Arts Standards, cursive writing will be introduced in the third grade and will continue to be practiced in the fourth and fifth grades.

Debate on whether cursive writing should still… Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) ...